Tommy Weston
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Weston[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1890[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Halesowen, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1952 (aged 62)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Stourbridge, England[1] | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Quarry Bank | ||
| – | Old Hill Comrades | ||
| – | Coombs Wood | ||
| – | Stourbridge | ||
| 1911–1921 | Aston Villa | 154 | (0) |
| 1922–1923 | Stoke | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 158 | (0) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Thomas "Tommy" Weston (2 August 1890 – 1952) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa and Stoke.[1]
Career
Weston was born in Halesowen and played for several amateur sides before joining Aston Villa in 1911. He soon established himself as first choice full back and earned a reputation as a tough and uncompromising defender. He helped Villa win the FA Cup in 1912–13 and 1919–20. He made 178 appearances for the "Villans" in seven seasons he spent at Villa Park and finished runners-up in the First Division twice in 1912–13 and 1913–14.[1] He left in the summer of 1922 and joined newly promoted Stoke where he only managed to play four matches in 1922–23 before deciding to retire.[1]
Career statistics
- Sourced from Tommy Weston profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aston Villa | 1911–12 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1912–13 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 1913–14 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1914–15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1919–20 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 1920–21 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 1921–22 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Stoke | 1922–23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | 158 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 183 | 0 | |
Honours
- Aston Villa